10/17/2017
Ex-Fed Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke Lauds Ripple, Says Bitcoin Will Be Squashed by Governments
Ben Bernanke is bullish on Ripple and blockchain payments but says bitcoin will be quashed by governments if it ever grows too large.
Comment & Analysis
10/17/2017
St. James’s Place – 'Stocks continue to rise, reaching new highs'
While developed market growth is reasonable but unexciting, more than 50% of the market return in 2017 has come from emerging markets
10/17/2017
Fraud Isn’t Among the ‘Real Concerns’ RBC Chief Has With Bitcoin
“People have placed value on what it is in different ways -- and they’re fine to do that -- but it’s not fraudulent in its misrepresentation.”
10/16/2017
As the Rich Get Richer, Exotic Carmakers Are Winning
It’s getting harder to impress the neighbors with just a plain old sports car.
10/16/2017
Profit with Principles? by Penny Lovell
More recently, though, there is an increasing confidence that counters the belief that you can’t make profit with principle.
10/16/2017
How To Effectively Transfer Wealth Amidst Asia's Aging Population
This is a dark shadow on Asia’s large wealth sector and the rich elite hoping to protect family legacies.
10/16/2017
You know the rules and so do I by Jim Wood-Smith, Hawksmoor
The striking of the match however is less important than the role of the accelerant.
10/16/2017
Death And Taxes: How To Effectively Transfer Wealth Amidst Asia's Aging Population
This is a dark shadow on Asia’s large wealth sector and the rich elite hoping to protect family legacies.
10/16/2017
Most Large Global Banks Planning Major Investments in Open Banking
Half believe competitive pressure will force them to give data-access to third-parties as a service to customers
10/16/2017
Successful Entrepreneurs Rely On Wealth Managers
When it comes to wealth management the biggest decision is not about the efficacy of a particular product or strategy.
10/16/2017
Moneyfarm is changing the face of wealth management
Technology is an enabler, and through these firms, people are taking their financial affairs into their own hands.
10/15/2017
No substitute for on-the ground experience: HSBC's incoming CEO
Armed with a degree in economics from Portsmouth Polytechnic rather than one of Britain's more prestigious universities, Mr Flint joined HSBC in 1989 and trained in Hong Kong and Calcutta.
10/15/2017
Sustainable investing not big in SA, despite high awareness
This propensity for sustainable behaviour among investors does, however, bode well for the future of sustainable investment in South Africa, Ground says.
10/13/2017
How Asia Pacific's top private banks fared in 2016, according to Private Banker
PBI says this year’s rankings showed that Asian private banks were back in accumulation mode in 2016 with their latest figure.
10/13/2017
Heathrow has a secret £3,300 VIP service used by world leaders and A-list celebrities — here's what it offers
If you're looking at the movers and shakers and people leading our globe.
10/13/2017
Cryptocurrencies: Fad or Fundamental Change - Coutts
This new technology has the potential to disrupt any field where there’s the need for secure, transferable records. For us, this is where the real story of bitcoin begins.
10/13/2017
The impact of geopolitics and regulatory uncertainty in securities markets
These shake confidence and weigh on expenditure and therefore growth. And we know that an economic crisis usually follows such a crisis.
10/13/2017
Black Monday 30 years on: How it happened and what we can learn - Schroders
On 19 October 1987 global stockmarkets came crashing down amid worries about a slowing global economy and high stock valuations. The concerns were compounded by a computer glitch.
10/13/2017
Brandy chases whisky in South African spirit wars
Brandy still lags its rival in the contest to be the number one spirit by some distanc
10/12/2017
Looking Beyond The Headlines
Justin Urquhart Stewart, Co-Founder and Head of Corporate Development